WATCH | When the Hard Shoulder Becomes a Problem for an Emergency Ambulance

How poor motorway habits can delay emergency response — and why it matters

In this short dashcam clip, an emergency ambulance responding to an emergency call finds its route blocked — not by traffic in the main lanes, but by drivers misusing the hard shoulder.

As the ambulance approaches a stretch of congestion on a three-lane motorway, it shifts onto the hard shoulder to make progress, blue lights flashing and sirens sounding.